Post by ★Griffin Hawkins★ on Mar 17, 2016 11:57:53 GMT -6
[The Radio show was in full swing when Griffin Hawkins sat down with a friend he hadn't seen in a few years, Dominic Price. It had been a good fifteen minute block of music that lead up to this moment.]
Dom: Yo Pittsburghers!!! We've got a special guest here at 102.5 FM WDVE's Hour of Power Rock Block! Welcome an old friend who you guys keep requesting at least once a night every night, Griffin Hawkins, the lead singer of Devilition
Griffin Hawkins: Indeed it has, really glad to be here!
Dom: So tell our listeners what's been going on in the world of the Rockin' Hawkins?
Griffin Hawkins: Well, right now is the biggest show in our industry, Stranglemania, the grand daddy of the all in a matter of weeks! There are still some tickets available, but they are going fast. A show like this only comes once a year...and I plan on stealing the show the only way I know how.
Dom: You heard the man, Stranglemania, Get your tickets! They'll be on sale until the show date on March Twenty Seventh or they all run out and don't forget, The Pitt's just announced Mayhem & Consequences for April Thirteenth and the same rules apply there! So, Griff, They got you an opponent or is it some kind of special "surprise assassin" kind of thing?
Griffin Hawkins: Well, my opponent hasn't been decided as of yet..but it doesn't matter who it is, in the end they all go down at my feet.
Dom: I've seen your work. You're like a spider monkey on crack in the ring sometimes. I know I sure as hell couldn't keep up with your ass. I still remember gassing out in that Marathon through Pittsburgh before your last concert here. Goddamn man, I work out everyday and you still left me choking on your dust.
[Dom chuckled a bit.]
Griffin Hawkins: [Laughs] If it helps, I've spent a lot of time in my youth outrunning bigger and stronger guys.
Dom: Well everybody will get to see that as you've got a big Gig coming up. Devilition is coming to Pittsburgh! Tell 'em where and When, Griff!
Griffin Hawkins: If you wanna catch the most bad ass rocking show since Woodstock, you best get on down to the Mellon Arena, March 18th, tickets go on sale this Friday!
Dom: Alright! You want the awesome, you know where to be! Mellon Arena! March 18th! Buy those tickets and be there to get your faces melted by Devilition! Jenny Beck's new band, The Fire Pitt is going to be opening for you guys along with The Allegheny Giants. It's going to be the best money and time you've ever spent! Pinky promise folks!
[Dom swivels his chair and presses a switch.]
Dom: Alright we've got a few waiting calls for you Griff! Robert from Asbury Park! You're on buddy!
Robert: Hey Griffin! Long time listener, first time caller. I've got every one of your albums. I really loved your "Cover 2 Cover" Album which had covers of works from some of your favorite bands. Are you ever going to do a "Cover 2 Cover II" album?
Griffin Hawkins: Well, me and my bandmates have been discussing that in the last few months..and seeing as we got a lot of good feedback, we definitely will do a 2nd one in the near future.
Dom: Yeah that was a great piece of work. Loved your take on Hotel California. I sometimes get requests for that and I'll just jam out in the studio while it's playing.
[Dom chuckled a bit.]
Dom: Thanks Rob. Next Caller... William from, L.A. California. Must be getting us through the podcast. Alright Will, you're on!
William: Hello Griffin... I'm a..... long time fan. Do you remember the concert of '05 in Pensacola, Florida?
Griffin Hawkins: ....What the hell?...
Dom: Isn't that the one where, what the hell was his name, that guy from Crossing Burned Bridges... Ferrara... Ferreli....
[Dom snaps his fingers several time.]
William: Billy Feral... Did your mother beat you that much as a child, Dominic? You had me on your show once if you remember.
Dom: Yeah, and you were a complete douche bag. Only guy I ever sent out of my studio early.
William: ...Griffin... It's time "old" friend for a little.... payback.
[Thank god for the time delay allowing Dom's Engineer to hit the beep button to block the F-Bomb.]
William: I just told you. Is that luxurious blond hair of your starting to grow into your brain or have the chair shots started catching up? I have been preparing for you, Griffin. I promise you that when I hit you, you won't see it coming....
[Dominic motions to his Engineer, who then notifies the police.]
Dom: Alright, Billy, you're threatening my guest on live, terrestrial Radio. The police have been notified and we've forwarded your address and location to them.
[Suddenly there is deep, sinister laughter over the speaker.]
William: Yes, all they will arrive to is a pay phone at a bar. Have a wonderful night, Griffin Hawkins and remember... I'll be coming for you. All the bodyguards in the world won't save you from the hell waiting to be unleashed...
CLICK
[Dominic sat there for several seconds before finally looking back to Griffin.]
Dom: Woah man... You'd think after how badly you humiliated that guy, that he'd have stayed in whatever hole he crawled into after the Pensacola beatdown.
Griffin Hawkins: Quite honestly, I don't know what rock he crawled underneath from..but he better go back. He doesn't want me to embarrass him again.
Dom: I remember being told by one of your ex roadies on a past show about how Billy just ran up from the side stage and started wailing on you. You rallied, hit him with the mic stand, and then took him down in one massive kick to the jaw. Dude fell like a tree trunk. You yelled "GET THAT M'F'ER OUT OF HERE!" and continued on with the song like nothing happened in True Griffin fashion.
[Suddenly Dom lights up and pulls a poster out, showing Griffin an image from that concert with his nose and lip split, rocking hard core with some spattered blood on his chest.]
Dom: I know you guys at home can't see this, but I just remembered, I had a post show poster from that. Somebody got a snap shot of Griffin right after the fight and sent it in to his merchandising guys. I can't imagine a more hardcore rocker image than that. I think it'd take someone like Iggy Pop to top how badass this thing looks.
[He rolls it up and passes it over to Griffin.]
Dom: You set a precedent that night as far as badass Rockers are concerned.
Griffin Hawkins: I admit..I didn't feel good after that shot. I was bleeding like a pig and it felt like someone took a sledgehammer to my jaw...but I finished the show. I didn't want to give that clown the satisfaction of putting a stop to an event all those people paid good money to see.
Dom: Put a stop to him though... or so we thought. Crossing Burned Bridges got black listed and was stuck playing solo gigs here and there, but ever since that night, few people ever heard from them.
Griffin Hawkins: Yeah..from what people tell me, they have been playing menial gigs...bars, weddings, even a Junior High School dance. It's as if they've dropped off the radar.
[Dom shrugs his shoulders a bit.]
Dom: Their albums still sell, somehow. I guess kids will buy anything these days. Sorry your second visit in my studio ends in what might just be a death threat man. I usually try to keep things light on my show, though there was that time I managed to get Axle Rose to sit down briefly with Slash and man... that was tense.
[He chuckles lightly.]
Griffin Hawkins: [Laughs] I know them both personally, they are like the Hatfields and the McCoys. I do my best not to get between those two.
Dom: Lesson learned on that note. Let's drowned our troubles with some Halestorm! From their newest Album, Into the Wildlife! MAYHEM!!!!!
[The Studio is flooded with the voice of Lzzy Hale as Dom switches the mic's off. He and Griff start to head bang to some good music, Dom masterfully playing air guitar.]
Dom: Yo Pittsburghers!!! We've got a special guest here at 102.5 FM WDVE's Hour of Power Rock Block! Welcome an old friend who you guys keep requesting at least once a night every night, Griffin Hawkins, the lead singer of Devilition
Griffin Hawkins: Indeed it has, really glad to be here!
Dom: So tell our listeners what's been going on in the world of the Rockin' Hawkins?
Griffin Hawkins: Well, right now is the biggest show in our industry, Stranglemania, the grand daddy of the all in a matter of weeks! There are still some tickets available, but they are going fast. A show like this only comes once a year...and I plan on stealing the show the only way I know how.
Dom: You heard the man, Stranglemania, Get your tickets! They'll be on sale until the show date on March Twenty Seventh or they all run out and don't forget, The Pitt's just announced Mayhem & Consequences for April Thirteenth and the same rules apply there! So, Griff, They got you an opponent or is it some kind of special "surprise assassin" kind of thing?
Griffin Hawkins: Well, my opponent hasn't been decided as of yet..but it doesn't matter who it is, in the end they all go down at my feet.
Dom: I've seen your work. You're like a spider monkey on crack in the ring sometimes. I know I sure as hell couldn't keep up with your ass. I still remember gassing out in that Marathon through Pittsburgh before your last concert here. Goddamn man, I work out everyday and you still left me choking on your dust.
[Dom chuckled a bit.]
Griffin Hawkins: [Laughs] If it helps, I've spent a lot of time in my youth outrunning bigger and stronger guys.
Dom: Well everybody will get to see that as you've got a big Gig coming up. Devilition is coming to Pittsburgh! Tell 'em where and When, Griff!
Griffin Hawkins: If you wanna catch the most bad ass rocking show since Woodstock, you best get on down to the Mellon Arena, March 18th, tickets go on sale this Friday!
Dom: Alright! You want the awesome, you know where to be! Mellon Arena! March 18th! Buy those tickets and be there to get your faces melted by Devilition! Jenny Beck's new band, The Fire Pitt is going to be opening for you guys along with The Allegheny Giants. It's going to be the best money and time you've ever spent! Pinky promise folks!
[Dom swivels his chair and presses a switch.]
Dom: Alright we've got a few waiting calls for you Griff! Robert from Asbury Park! You're on buddy!
Robert: Hey Griffin! Long time listener, first time caller. I've got every one of your albums. I really loved your "Cover 2 Cover" Album which had covers of works from some of your favorite bands. Are you ever going to do a "Cover 2 Cover II" album?
Griffin Hawkins: Well, me and my bandmates have been discussing that in the last few months..and seeing as we got a lot of good feedback, we definitely will do a 2nd one in the near future.
Dom: Yeah that was a great piece of work. Loved your take on Hotel California. I sometimes get requests for that and I'll just jam out in the studio while it's playing.
[Dom chuckled a bit.]
Dom: Thanks Rob. Next Caller... William from, L.A. California. Must be getting us through the podcast. Alright Will, you're on!
William: Hello Griffin... I'm a..... long time fan. Do you remember the concert of '05 in Pensacola, Florida?
Griffin Hawkins: ....What the hell?...
Dom: Isn't that the one where, what the hell was his name, that guy from Crossing Burned Bridges... Ferrara... Ferreli....
[Dom snaps his fingers several time.]
William: Billy Feral... Did your mother beat you that much as a child, Dominic? You had me on your show once if you remember.
Dom: Yeah, and you were a complete douche bag. Only guy I ever sent out of my studio early.
William: ...Griffin... It's time "old" friend for a little.... payback.
[Thank god for the time delay allowing Dom's Engineer to hit the beep button to block the F-Bomb.]
William: I just told you. Is that luxurious blond hair of your starting to grow into your brain or have the chair shots started catching up? I have been preparing for you, Griffin. I promise you that when I hit you, you won't see it coming....
[Dominic motions to his Engineer, who then notifies the police.]
Dom: Alright, Billy, you're threatening my guest on live, terrestrial Radio. The police have been notified and we've forwarded your address and location to them.
[Suddenly there is deep, sinister laughter over the speaker.]
William: Yes, all they will arrive to is a pay phone at a bar. Have a wonderful night, Griffin Hawkins and remember... I'll be coming for you. All the bodyguards in the world won't save you from the hell waiting to be unleashed...
CLICK
[Dominic sat there for several seconds before finally looking back to Griffin.]
Dom: Woah man... You'd think after how badly you humiliated that guy, that he'd have stayed in whatever hole he crawled into after the Pensacola beatdown.
Griffin Hawkins: Quite honestly, I don't know what rock he crawled underneath from..but he better go back. He doesn't want me to embarrass him again.
Dom: I remember being told by one of your ex roadies on a past show about how Billy just ran up from the side stage and started wailing on you. You rallied, hit him with the mic stand, and then took him down in one massive kick to the jaw. Dude fell like a tree trunk. You yelled "GET THAT M'F'ER OUT OF HERE!" and continued on with the song like nothing happened in True Griffin fashion.
[Suddenly Dom lights up and pulls a poster out, showing Griffin an image from that concert with his nose and lip split, rocking hard core with some spattered blood on his chest.]
Dom: I know you guys at home can't see this, but I just remembered, I had a post show poster from that. Somebody got a snap shot of Griffin right after the fight and sent it in to his merchandising guys. I can't imagine a more hardcore rocker image than that. I think it'd take someone like Iggy Pop to top how badass this thing looks.
[He rolls it up and passes it over to Griffin.]
Dom: You set a precedent that night as far as badass Rockers are concerned.
Griffin Hawkins: I admit..I didn't feel good after that shot. I was bleeding like a pig and it felt like someone took a sledgehammer to my jaw...but I finished the show. I didn't want to give that clown the satisfaction of putting a stop to an event all those people paid good money to see.
Dom: Put a stop to him though... or so we thought. Crossing Burned Bridges got black listed and was stuck playing solo gigs here and there, but ever since that night, few people ever heard from them.
Griffin Hawkins: Yeah..from what people tell me, they have been playing menial gigs...bars, weddings, even a Junior High School dance. It's as if they've dropped off the radar.
[Dom shrugs his shoulders a bit.]
Dom: Their albums still sell, somehow. I guess kids will buy anything these days. Sorry your second visit in my studio ends in what might just be a death threat man. I usually try to keep things light on my show, though there was that time I managed to get Axle Rose to sit down briefly with Slash and man... that was tense.
[He chuckles lightly.]
Griffin Hawkins: [Laughs] I know them both personally, they are like the Hatfields and the McCoys. I do my best not to get between those two.
Dom: Lesson learned on that note. Let's drowned our troubles with some Halestorm! From their newest Album, Into the Wildlife! MAYHEM!!!!!
[The Studio is flooded with the voice of Lzzy Hale as Dom switches the mic's off. He and Griff start to head bang to some good music, Dom masterfully playing air guitar.]
